But I now see that Obama is almost the ideal candidate for this moment in American history. I disagree with him on many issues. But those donâ€™t matter as much as what Obama offers, which is a deeply conservative view of the world. Nobody can read Obamaâ€™s books (which, it is worth noting, he wrote himself) or listen to him speak without realizing that this is a thoughtful, pragmatic, and prudent man. It gives me comfort just to think that after eight years of George W. Bush we will have a president who has actually read the Federalist Papers.

That’s an indication of just how far the ‘conservatives’ have gotten from their past.